Yezierska

language. Amy Tan shares short anecdotes that prove the importance of language spoken at home, even if that language is “broken” and not considered proper English. “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska, written in 1923, is a short story that illustrates the journey of an immigrant finding her place in American society. Yezierska writes about the hopes a Russian newcomer has about America, “a land of living hope,” and how these expectations come crashing down on her experience as a “proper American” (144). Both

3. Anzia Yezierska contrasts the ideals of the New World and the Old World through the characters of Reb and Sara Smolinsky. Reb, a holy man set in his rigid ways, is a true embodiment of the Old World values. He followed the belief that men were the only people that counted with God, and therefore women had to serve the men to their satisfaction in order to gain admittance into Heaven. His belief was that a wife should be someone “who can cook for him, and wash for him, and carry the burden of his

In the novel Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska the Smolinsky family immigrate to America for a better life. The Smolinsky sisters are expected to work really long hours and bring in their wages to help pay for food, and house wages while the father, Reb Smolinsky, stays home and studies the Holy Torah instead of working and supporting his family. Throughout the book, Reb Smolinsky’s goal is to marry off his daughters to an ideal man so they can give him money to thank them for all he has done for them

In Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska Sara is growing up as a Jewish immigrant migrated from Russia. From a young age she has only wanted to support herself and her family. As she grows older she begins to aspire to be “something”. What that something is seems unclear even to Sara. Sara is so unsure of what she hungers for that multiple points can be argued. Some may say she hungers for money because of the way her family has always had to scrape for pennies just to survive. Some may argue she quests

time, leaving your home in search of new opportunities, or coming together to pursue our greatest aspirations, for some people the American Dream is in far reach, but for others it is right in their grasp. In “America and I”, the author Anzia Yezierska speaks to us about her arrival here in America along with her journey to find herself in what was to her, a foreign land. Referring to her home back in Russia, Anzia describes it as a prison yet America gave her endless hope in a better tomorrow

country to have the same opportunity, no matter who we are, or were where from, or what we look like, or who we love’. The land of opportunities and hope no longer let’s people accomplish their dreams, but it only lets its own people to do so. Anzia Yezierska is a Poland novelist who wrote “America and I”. the story is about her experience of living in America when she came from another country. Anzia was full of dreams, she believed

Anzia Yezierska's non-fiction story, America and I, about her journey as an immigrant in America includes the main characters; Anzia, the Americanized family, an old woman who is Anzias employer, a teacher, and a vocational guidance counselor. The main setting is America, specifically “the American ghetto”. In the beginning of the story, Anzia gives some backstory on where she is from, who she is, and why she’s in America now. She believes once she immigrates to America, life will be easier, she

Americans are not scared to get their hands dirty if they have to. We know that nothing is handed to us, so we put our blood, sweat, and tears to get the things we want. An example of a hardworking person is from the short story “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska. “I got up early. I worked till late….I have to have clothes to forget myself that i'm a stranger yet. And so i had to have money to buy these clothes.”. In the story Anzia worked hard for the things she wants like for her to be able to buy her own

Arranged Marriages have been around since time can remember. An arranged marriage is a marital union between a man and a woman who were selected to be wedded together by a third party. Historically, arrange marriages were the main way to marry. In certain parts of the world, it is still the primary approach. There are two types of arrange marriages. The first is a traditional marriage where the children can, with strong objections, refuse to marry their soon to be spouse. In a forced marriage

From “The Lost ‘Beautifulness’” by Anzia Yezierska, the quote “Something must be done,” reflects Mrs. Preston’s understanding of the circumstances she faces that are dire to the situation. By breaking her usual demeanor she is composed throughout the text being described as a resilient, hardworking woman who puts pride into anything. Her job as a janitress, however, is condemned when the building that she lives in faces a rude reality. She ends up losing her job, which makes her feel like she lost